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DT15: A View From The Top Of The World (Timeline for DT15)
Max Kuehnau:
This will be the timeline thread for DT15, thanks to Sebastiàn for the idea. I'll post any updates here, as and when I find them. So here we go:
-----preface-----
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020: Mike mentions studio time for DT15 (+his solo album) (https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/photos/a.114728775242556/2770915996290474/?type=3&theater)
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020: JP is collecting ideas (https://www.instagram.com/p/B--WziQB0sd/)
Monday, April 20th, 2020: James is building a home studio (https://twitter.com/jameslabrie/status/1252245658922364928)
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020: Jordan is collecting ideas (https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbEicpApE6/)
Friday, August 7th, 2020: JP announces change of scheduling for DT15 cycle (meaning earlier than anticipated!) (https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjlmm4qGlb/ skip to around 18:30)
----end of preface----- (studio time is happening in October and November of 2020, see here: https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/posts/3239221159459953)--------
Sunday, October 4th, 2020: Mike heads to DTHQ (https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/posts/203868131102662) (note: he mentions the capture date was October 4th, so that is it then)
Monday, October 5th, 2020: John mentions DT15 being recorded at DTHQ and them starting over fresh with nothing pre-written. (https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dream-theater-new-live-album-onstage-mishaps-rehearsing-meat-shops?fbclid=IwAR39v9x6B-V6PnGhZGfHLxzglOnvn8W1qDoUry58GykePv_GXIWevrl1tcM)
Thursday, October 8th, 2020: Mike mentions progress and seems pleased (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3366150066767061&id=111860865529347&
comment_id=3367919896590078)
Sunday, November 17th, 2020: James mentions vocal parts, contributing via Zoom (https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/james_labrie_announces_dream_theater_is_writing_new_album_without_him_in_the_studio_were_writing_by_zoom.html)
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020: Jordan mentions DT15 will not be a concept album, but will have an interesting basic idea anyway. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IES9GIB8U3Q)
Friday, October 23rd, 2020: John mentions documenting the album process. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li9kJdJ5L9c)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020: John records guitar parts. 8-string guitar in use. (https://www.instagram.com/p/CIis2p_h9Ay/)
Thursday, January 14th, 2021: Mike mentions more work needing to be done (https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/posts/248803349942473)
Tuesday, January 20th, 2021: Jordan writes keyboard parts (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKR-T2IgVvj/)
Saturday, January 23rd, 2021: Mike finished recording the drum parts (https://www.facebook.com/100044384291096/posts/254438016045673/)
Friday, February 5th, 2021: Mike mentions progress, most likely for September release: https://mistresscarrie.com/the-mistress-carrie-podcast-35-mike-mangini/
Tuesday, February 16th,2021: Jordan is recording keyboard parts. (as per Patreon)
Sunday, February 21st, 2021: Preliminary mixing in progress (https://www.instagram.com/p/CLjsG-GJy6s/) Engineering is again handled by Jimmy T. Jordan is still in the process of tracking his parts.
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021: Jordan finishes recording his keyboard parts (as per his Patreon)
Thursday, March 18th, 2021: Mike mentions DT15 featuring energetic songs: https://rockoverdose.gr/mike-mangini-dream-theater-on-rockoverdosethe-most-intense-memory-was-my-first-show-in-europe/
Monday, March 22nd, 2021: Final week of recording (as per Jordan's patreon) (as well as: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMw4rfHM34K/)
Saturday, March 27th, 2021: James finished recording. Recording process completed. (https://www.instagram.com/p/CM8IAmlMtIb/)
Friday, April 2nd, 2021: Final mix initiated. Andy Sneap highly likely confirmed to be mixing DT15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9zussZbwQ&t=2202s)
Sunday, April 25th, 2021: Mike mentions "time consuming DT work will come in May" (my guess is some kind of promo related thing, more on that as it happens, of course) (https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/posts/309637230525751) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuxETd-iFm0) James confirms video shoot for single 1 and photo shoot for DT15
Monday, May 24th, 2021: Interviews finished (https://www.facebook.com/MikeMangini/posts/327762202046587)
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021: Mastering initiated. (as per Jordan's Patreon)
Saturday, July 10th, 2021: Promo cycle initiated. Art by Hugh Syme: https://www.facebook.com/TheDreamTheaterWorld/posts/5788515877890372
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021: Epic confirmed (https://www.instagram.com/p/CRj6Wu-DtmY/)
July 28th: Press release day:
A View From The Top Of The World
1. The Alien (9:32)
2. Answering The Call (7:35)
3. Invisible Monster (6:31)
4. Sleeping Giant (10:05)
5. Transcending Time (6:25)
6. Awaken The Master (9:47)
7. A View From The Top Of The World (20:24)
https://dreamtheater.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DT-TopWorld-Cover-HR-1-scaled.jpeg
Engineering by James Meslin, Production by John Petrucci and James Meslin, Mixing and mastering by Andy Sneap
Release date: October 22nd, 2021
Friday, August 13th, 2021: The Alien released (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V462IsOV3js)
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021: Invisible Monster released (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Wmg7Tq4Pk)
(sheet music excerpts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CL_Ha4kA7oM/
)
pg1067:
That would be an awfully quick turnaround for DT, who has been taking progressively more time between albums lately.
37 months between TA and DOT.
28 months between DT12 and TA.
24 months between ADTOE and DT12.
MirrorMask:
--- Quote from: pg1067 on February 18, 2020, 11:08:45 AM ---37 months between TA and DOT.
--- End quote ---
Well, this could be partially justified by the unexpected success of the Images and Words tour, which as far as I remember Bosk's comments, was meant to be a quick run before every promoter in the world wanted it "forcing" them to tour a year for it.
bosk1:
--- Quote from: MirrorMask on February 18, 2020, 11:11:15 AM ---
--- Quote from: pg1067 on February 18, 2020, 11:08:45 AM ---37 months between TA and DOT.
--- End quote ---
Well, this could be partially justified by the unexpected success of the Images and Words tour, which as far as I remember Bosk's comments, was meant to be a quick run before every promoter in the world wanted it "forcing" them to tour a year for it.
--- End quote ---
Exactly. I don't think the 37 month gap was something they had pre-planned or something they plan on repeating in the near future. If they started work on a new album the latter half of the year, and it came out in early or mid-2021, that would fit their typical cycle.
Lowe2005:
It seemed to me that they could have released DOT a few months earlier than they did but held it back to be closer to the tour or something. Where was the original 'short run' for I,W&B meant to be? Anyway, it's nice to know that the 2.5 year and upwards gaps between albums haven't been intentional - TA took longer than expected because it took so much work and then DOT got pushed back by a big tour and then slightly by not getting it lost in the December/January period.
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